Check Sharm el-Sheikh's historical side while at World Youth Forum

CAIRO – 5 November 2017: Surely Sharm El-Sheikh is popular for its tourist interest, ranging from the clear crystal Red Sea water to marvelous mountains and world-class night life spots, but here we will uncover the best historical places in Sharm El-Sheikh City.

1-King Tut Museum in Genena Mall City:
Located in the resort town’s Genena City mall, the museum includes around 130 replicated artifacts of King Tut’s jewelry, crown and golden mask, as well as sculptures demonstrate much about the young prince’s life.
The museum was inaugurated under auspices of Ministry of Antiquities and all collections there are copied from the original pieces in the Egyptian Museum.

King Tut Museum– Museum website

2-The Heavenly Cathedral :
A holy place in the city, the cathedral was built in 2010 in the Hay ElNor district in Sharm El-Sheikh City. The Coptic cathedral or heavenly cathedral as it is known for, was perched on a hilltop, it conjoins a painted ceiling and walls that illustrate stories from Bible and lives of the saints.

Coptic Cathedral – Max Pexil Website

3-Papyrus Museum:
Located in El-Souk Elkadeem in Sharm El-Sheikh, it is a gate to the world of papyrus.
This museum is proves how ancient Egyptians were the pioneers of papyrus manufacturing as it holds a number of papyrus letters, as well as pieces that tell more about Pharonic God, habits and traditions.

Papyrus Museum – Wikimedia Website

The papyrus museum is not only a museum but also gift store of papyrus pieces for sale there as it has a corner for selling many papyrus pieces copied from the original one in a way allowing guests to take a souvenir for their friends or for themselves as a reminder about their great visit to Sharm El Sheikh.